After reading chapter 232 I would be ashamed to not bump this forum back to the top as Magi may in fact be the greatest shounen manga I've ever read.

Chap 232 has just revealed one of the most if not THE MOST GENIUS PLOT TWIST in the history of manga. It was so unexpected and yet at the same time makes complete sense only because of everything that has preceded this chapter.

Below I will explain the plot twist for those who may have read it but still don't understand whats going on. Magi can be a tough read for some as it can be VERY dialogue and unclear at times. But for everyone who has yet to read it I encourage you to add it to you MUST READ list. At first it can seem like your normal shounen ad I think the mangaka did that deliberately in order to make an easier sell to people. But don't let that fool you because this manga is extremely deep and if you take it lightly you will get lost before even realizing it.

MASSIVE HUGE SPOILER AHEAD IF YOU HAVE NOT READ MAGI UP TO THIS POINT PLEASE READ IT!

OK? ok...SO!

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In the universe of Magi there is a being known as Il Illah. Il Illah is God. In the Magi universe there is a force of power called Rukh which is what makes up all living things. From rukh we get magoi which is just concentrated rukh, more tangible visible form. Form Magoi we get MAGIC which is the manipulation/ transformation of MAGOI into other forms of matter like water,fire and earth. If your strong enough and smart enough you could even create a living being with magic because magic is only manipulate magoi which is only concentrated rukh which is what all living things are made of.

So where does this "rukh" come from? Well God of course! All rukh in the universe Comes from Il Illah (aka God). All living beings and all matter was created by Il Ilah. And because everything was created by him he has the ability to control the course of destiny itself for every living and none living thing... or at least he used to

Now this explanation is only for people who HAVE ALREADY read the manga up to 232 from here on we are gonna get into some terms and names anyone who hasn't may not be familiar with. THIS IS WHERE THE REAL SPOILERS START PEOPLE!

SO! If you've read the recent chapter and you a bit confused heres what basically happened. Solomon, and pretty much all the other sorcerers discovered exactly what I just explained above. They already understood that all rukh comes from Il Ilah but what they didn't understand is that because of that , t gives Il Ilah that ability to control their destiny. So Solomon decided NO MORE and took all of the rukh away from Il Illah and seal his true body away in some other demension. THEN Solomon became one with all of the rukh making himself god THEN he distributed all of the rukh EQUALLY among all the races so that they would all have the ability to control their own destiny and not be controlled by God's will!

So what does this mean for the present day characters! Well this chapter has basically explained what Al Thalmen (that evil organization) goal is. Essentially Al Thamens goal is to UNSEAL the ORIGINAL God, Il Ilah so that it can take back all of its rukh, destroy the world, and build it anew! Why? Well that's a bit more complicated but more or less its so that people will no longer have control of their own destiny. They want to remove peoples free will and have everything controlled by God like it USED TO be!

So in reality while it may have seemed that Il Ilah was actually a force of good, its actually what the main characters are fighting against. Il Illah isn't necessarily evil. It did create all life and without it no one would exist, but it uses its power to control everything for its own gain and doesn't allow people to make their own decisions. It treats its creations as toys and not as beings.

So how does this affect how the manga will continue? Well if you remember all of this is being shown to the present day characters by Alladin. So everyone there has just been told that Il Illah, the god most of them worshiped, is actually their greatest enemy and that if they want to keep living they must find a way to make sure he never returns. So the majority of them will be in complete shock. How they reat to his info is something we'll just have to wait and see :/

AND THATS IT! Thats basically what just happened for those of you a little confused by the current chapter. As for those of you who haven't read the manga yet. Please do, this mangaka is a literary genius, at least in the manga world. You will not regret picking this one up I ASSURE YOU!

In Lunar what happened was god HERSELF decided to de-power herself and spread her power across the world and some other guy thought that was a stupid idea and tried to bring her back BUT In the god in Magi doesn't think that way. In Magi the god is completely fine with controlling the course of destiny for all living things but Solomon is not ok with it and decided to defeat god and free the humans.

In fact, the god in lunar doesn't control the course of destiny for all living beings, she just helps them. And the reason she stopped was because she felt that they were relying to much on her and wanted them to think for themselves. But she didn't control the course of history like Il Ilah did.

Also they weren't fighting against god in Lunar they were protecting god and fighting against someone trying to become God.

I'm not saying the plots aren't similar, and really I bet you could go back many years and find a book, movie or game that does another similar story but There are more than enough differences here to call it unique.

In Lunar what happened was god HERSELF decided to de-power herself and spread her power across the world and some other guy thought that was a stupid idea and tried to bring her back BUT In the god in Magi doesn't think that way. In Magi the god is completely fine with controlling the course of destiny for all living things but Solomon is not ok with it and decided to defeat god and free the humans.

In fact, the god in lunar doesn't control the course of destiny for all living beings, she just helps them. And the reason she stopped was because she felt that they were relying to much on her and wanted them to think for themselves. But she didn't control the course of history like Il Ilah did.

Also they weren't fighting against god in Lunar they were protecting god and fighting against someone trying to become God.

I'm not saying the plots aren't similar, and really I bet you could go back many years and find a book, movie or game that does another similar story but There are more than enough differences here to call it unique.

I know. And, regardless if it was the same, doesn't stop this chapter from being epic.

In Lunar what happened was god HERSELF decided to de-power herself and spread her power across the world and some other guy thought that was a stupid idea and tried to bring her back BUT In the god in Magi doesn't think that way. In Magi the god is completely fine with controlling the course of destiny for all living things but Solomon is not ok with it and decided to defeat god and free the humans.

In fact, the god in lunar doesn't control the course of destiny for all living beings, she just helps them. And the reason she stopped was because she felt that they were relying to much on her and wanted them to think for themselves. But she didn't control the course of history like Il Ilah did.

Also they weren't fighting against god in Lunar they were protecting god and fighting against someone trying to become God.

I'm not saying the plots aren't similar, and really I bet you could go back many years and find a book, movie or game that does another similar story but There are more than enough differences here to call it unique.

I know. And, regardless if it was the same, doesn't stop this chapter from being epic.

THAT we most assuredly can agree on my friend :). This chapter changes everything!

i just dropped this after following since... idk, since close to the end of the first season of the anime. so a year or two. i'm lost in this flashback (flashbacks shouldn't go on an on), & the whole megaadsfadsf magic school thing was too much too. i think it's the long arcs.... i'm reading a few long-running manga but their arcs don't go on forever and ever.

idk. it's too bad because i thoroughly enjoyed the rest of it, and the art is very beautiful. oh well.

After reading chapter 232 I would be ashamed to not bump this forum back to the top as Magi may in fact be the greatest shounen manga I've ever read.

Chap 232 has just revealed one of the most if not THE MOST GENIUS PLOT TWIST in the history of manga. It was so unexpected and yet at the same time makes complete sense only because of everything that has preceded this chapter.

Below I will explain the plot twist for those who may have read it but still don't understand whats going on. Magi can be a tough read for some as it can be VERY dialogue and unclear at times. But for everyone who has yet to read it I encourage you to add it to you MUST READ list. At first it can seem like your normal shounen ad I think the mangaka did that deliberately in order to make an easier sell to people. But don't let that fool you because this manga is extremely deep and if you take it lightly you will get lost before even realizing it.

MASSIVE HUGE SPOILER AHEAD IF YOU HAVE NOT READ MAGI UP TO THIS POINT PLEASE READ IT!

OK? ok...SO!

Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide

In the universe of Magi there is a being known as Il Illah. Il Illah is God. In the Magi universe there is a force of power called Rukh which is what makes up all living things. From rukh we get magoi which is just concentrated rukh, more tangible visible form. Form Magoi we get MAGIC which is the manipulation/ transformation of MAGOI into other forms of matter like water,fire and earth. If your strong enough and smart enough you could even create a living being with magic because magic is only manipulate magoi which is only concentrated rukh which is what all living things are made of.

So where does this "rukh" come from? Well God of course! All rukh in the universe Comes from Il Illah (aka God). All living beings and all matter was created by Il Ilah. And because everything was created by him he has the ability to control the course of destiny itself for every living and none living thing... or at least he used to

Now this explanation is only for people who HAVE ALREADY read the manga up to 232 from here on we are gonna get into some terms and names anyone who hasn't may not be familiar with. THIS IS WHERE THE REAL SPOILERS START PEOPLE!

SO! If you've read the recent chapter and you a bit confused heres what basically happened. Solomon, and pretty much all the other sorcerers discovered exactly what I just explained above. They already understood that all rukh comes from Il Ilah but what they didn't understand is that because of that , t gives Il Ilah that ability to control their destiny. So Solomon decided NO MORE and took all of the rukh away from Il Illah and seal his true body away in some other demension. THEN Solomon became one with all of the rukh making himself god THEN he distributed all of the rukh EQUALLY among all the races so that they would all have the ability to control their own destiny and not be controlled by God's will!

So what does this mean for the present day characters! Well this chapter has basically explained what Al Thalmen (that evil organization) goal is. Essentially Al Thamens goal is to UNSEAL the ORIGINAL God, Il Ilah so that it can take back all of its rukh, destroy the world, and build it anew! Why? Well that's a bit more complicated but more or less its so that people will no longer have control of their own destiny. They want to remove peoples free will and have everything controlled by God like it USED TO be!

So in reality while it may have seemed that Il Ilah was actually a force of good, its actually what the main characters are fighting against. Il Illah isn't necessarily evil. It did create all life and without it no one would exist, but it uses its power to control everything for its own gain and doesn't allow people to make their own decisions. It treats its creations as toys and not as beings.

So how does this affect how the manga will continue? Well if you remember all of this is being shown to the present day characters by Alladin. So everyone there has just been told that Il Illah, the god most of them worshiped, is actually their greatest enemy and that if they want to keep living they must find a way to make sure he never returns. So the majority of them will be in complete shock. How they reat to his info is something we'll just have to wait and see :/

AND THATS IT! Thats basically what just happened for those of you a little confused by the current chapter. As for those of you who haven't read the manga yet. Please do, this mangaka is a literary genius, at least in the manga world. You will not regret picking this one up I ASSURE YOU!

Thank you so much for that cause, these latest chapters in Magi lost my interest, and I've been just skimming over each one. Then you come and explain it to me. You have no idea how much I appreciate it!

Solomon's words will not be forgotten and it seems like he entrusted Ugo with creating a world anew. This has been quite a flashback so far tbh and although it seemed a bit rushed in the latter half is still welcoming. The world building of Magi never ceases to amaze me.